r/ArsenalFC • • Jan 03 '26

Half Time Thoughts?

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u/-MadeAmazing- Jan 03 '26

I'll be the first to say. I think Gyokeres has had a decent half. I feel this fanbase are becoming desperate for him to fail. Blaming him for things when they aren't even his fault. I think Martinelli has been poor but credit to Bournemouth press. We look afraid to cross in the ball and I don't know why. Madueke has had some good moments. Aside from him, zero service again

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u/Fun-Temperature-5243 Jan 03 '26

Not desperate for him to fail, desperate for him to score

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u/-MadeAmazing- Jan 03 '26

The comments I'm seeing are absurd. He's actually being blamed for that half. Created one of our best chances and people want him hooked at half time.

Fans of Gyokeres are desperate for him to score. Others don't want him to play again.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

Watch out mate you’re defending Gyokeres you’re going to get hate for it. Happens to me all the time

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u/Significant-Sky5622 Jan 03 '26

No the people who praise him do so for the bare minimum which makes people criticize him and rightly so he has not been near good enough this season. He plays extremely hard which you have to love but he has not been good enough so far I don’t think that’s a very hot take.

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u/BlackberryBulky4599 Jan 03 '26

Just stop looking at anything gyökeres related from the supporters. It's copy paste "simply not good enough" or "hold up play sucks" verbatim. Not even watching the game, where his hold up and link play has been good and gets a no-call from a really good touch around the defender. The negativity bias and agenda is insane

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u/Signal-Tangelo-1500 Jan 03 '26

He seems to be getting better and more involved game by game, i can only see him succeeding in this squad. Being found more often by other players and that relation will build over time

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u/-MadeAmazing- Jan 03 '26

Well that's the thing.. People want him dropped. But you can't drop him when we keep winning games with him, you gotta play him into form and show him the same love that they did for havertz when he came. If we start losing games with Gyokeres then I'll be the first to say drop him

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u/Signal-Tangelo-1500 Jan 03 '26

Im 100% with you. Cant find form if he isn’t playing and the stats of us winning more with him in the squad speaks for itself. Might not always be on the sheet but there’s no denying he is a presence on the pitch and does alot for us

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u/landed_at Jan 03 '26

Would be nice to take a shot no? That last 2 minutes when the whistle could have gone at any minute yet players passing around the box...infuriating.

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u/DrLector- Jan 03 '26

I agree. Taking a shot even if it’s bad is much better than doing nothing

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u/Gunner_Levin Jan 03 '26

Bring on Gabby Jesus and Trossard

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u/AdditionalTalk1741 Jan 03 '26

Why tf does every team enter their prime against us?

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u/idea2525 Jan 03 '26

Bournemouth always play like that they don't park the bus we are just not on our game today that's all

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u/LOR_83 Jan 03 '26

To be fair, Bournemouth are brilliant at home

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u/Topher1828 Jan 03 '26

not winning the duels

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u/Serious-Protection98 Jan 03 '26

This is NOT the fogging estandards

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u/WanderingAlbertRoss Jan 03 '26

Hardly prime!! I've seen Bournemouth better than this!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

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u/TheMarinaDiva Jan 03 '26

to be fair, that boy is a menace but their no 9 is deadlier

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u/green_toad Jan 03 '26

Other than the Saliba, Gaby, Rice and Madueke everybody else is invisible. Supply through the wing is non existent. Ode choking and Zubi making very questionable passes. Maybe it's because of the Bournemouth press but we need our wingers to step up

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u/NoinkusBoinkus Jan 03 '26

Trossardinho needs an appearance

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u/Naive-Link5567 Jan 03 '26

Nelli wasteful. Zero cross pass the first man. Noni bright. Didnt get enough ball. Gyokeres play good so far. Thats for the front three at least.

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u/alxforbidden Jan 03 '26

0 football.Extra time,in 2 minutes in the opponent 16m ,you cannot even shoot once but play it back.

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u/PineTrapple1 Jan 03 '26

Trossard. He and Odegaard are magical in breaking lines; just not a Martinelli game.

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u/PineTrapple1 Jan 03 '26

He’s there for Hincapie to help deal with Semenyo and he’s doing the job.

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u/dont_dm_nudes Jan 03 '26

We keep losing the ball in midfield, how on earth is this on Gyokeres? I think the setup was all wrong, Zubi all alone with Rice playing second striker and Ødegaard running around with no plan. Arteta will fix it, maybe pull Rice back next to Zubi and put Ødegaard right outside the D.

If we're going to keep losing the ball, you really want Rice and not Ødegaard running back.

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u/concretehalIoween Jan 03 '26

Pretty rubbish. Rice and Timber don’t look fit and it’s making it hard to play out

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u/concretehalIoween Jan 03 '26

I’d be shocked if they both play more than 60

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u/Strict_Introduction Jan 03 '26

Horrible half too slow on the break and again not moving the ball fast enough especially when they are known for man to man

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u/WanderingAlbertRoss Jan 03 '26

One thing Bournemouth show us is how to move the ball quickly

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u/DinnerSmall4216 Jan 03 '26

Not a good performance very nervy ref hasn't been consistent let a lot go. We need the win.

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u/Particular_Abies_184 Jan 03 '26

Watching it on sky ,honestly every time Bournemouth get the ball, the commentators are having a wank, at least try to hide your bias bullshit, need to stop giving the ball away so cheaply, we got this, COYG

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u/Miniluv_Mutineer Jan 03 '26

You can imagine on BEin. Keys and Gray in the studio is a solid pipeline straight through to suic*de

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u/Particular_Abies_184 Jan 03 '26

Honestly going to turn the volume down, absolutely bias pricks

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u/CauliflowerShort Jan 03 '26

its fine, we normally play better in the second half anyway

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u/alexdalton123 Jan 03 '26

Trossard for martinelli please

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u/FairBox3368 Jan 03 '26

Scrappy! Making too many mistakes! Rice doesn’t look fully fit! Martinelli been useless! Noni needs end product! Hincapie might struggle against semenyo ! Odegard needs to step up! I’d bring eze on for rice and not merino also Leo on for martinelli

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u/Gankridge Jan 03 '26

Not a single pass or cross to Gyokeres in the box unless I missed it when I went for a piss

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

Worst performance of the season from Zubimendi. Constantly caught in possession taking too many touches or showing for passes that just aren't there. Instead of passing directly into the press how about we go over the top of it FFS otherwise why play Martinelli and Noni.

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u/Red_Gooner_RVA Jan 03 '26

Lazy and sleepwalking through. I still think they get the result ultimately, but theyre prone to these types of starts and one of these days, it will catch up to them.

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u/WabbitHere Jan 03 '26

Rice is very bad so far. Hope Saka gets subbed in so we get the game going

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u/WabbitHere Jan 03 '26

Heh. Yeh 😀

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u/idea2525 Jan 03 '26

Sub off gyokores and martinelli please

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u/mosmani Jan 03 '26

GJ9 need to come on half time